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Transcendence and Self-Transcendence: On God and the Soul
Merold Westphal
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Description for Transcendence and Self-Transcendence: On God and the Soul
Paperback. Seeks to rethink divine transcendence in relation to modes of human self-transcendence. Touching upon Spinoza, Hegel, Augustine, Pseudo-Dionysius, Aquinas, Barth, Kierkegaard, Levinas, Derrida, and Marion, this work centres around a critique of onto-theology, the importance of alterity, the decentered self, and the autonomous transcendental ego. Series: Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 240 x 21. Weight in Grams: 396.
The question of the transcendence of God has traditionally been thought in terms of the difference between pantheism, which affirms that God is wholly within the world, and theism, which affirms that God is both within and outside the world, both immanent and transcendent. Against Heidegger's critique of onto-theology and the general postmodern concern for respecting and preserving the difference of the other, Merold Westphal seeks to rethink divine transcendence in relation to modes of human self-transcendence. Touching upon Spinoza, Hegel, Augustine, Pseudo-Dionysius, Aquinas, Barth, Kierkegaard, Levinas, Derrida, and Marion, Westphal's work centers around ... Read more
The question of the transcendence of God has traditionally been thought in terms of the difference between pantheism, which affirms that God is wholly within the world, and theism, which affirms that God is both within and outside the world, both immanent and transcendent. Against Heidegger's critique of onto-theology and the general postmodern concern for respecting and preserving the difference of the other, Merold Westphal seeks to rethink divine transcendence in relation to modes of human self-transcendence. Touching upon Spinoza, Hegel, Augustine, Pseudo-Dionysius, Aquinas, Barth, Kierkegaard, Levinas, Derrida, and Marion, Westphal's work centers around ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion
Condition
New
Weight
396g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253216878
SKU
V9780253216878
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About Merold Westphal
Merold Westphal is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University. He is the author of God, Guilt, and Death (IUP, 1987) and History and Truth in Hegel's Phenomenology, 3rd ed. (IUP, 1998), and editor of Postmodern Philosophy and Christian Thought (IUP, 2000).
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